plague
/plˈeɪg/
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Definitions
Noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
Noun
a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
Noun
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
Noun
an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
Verb
cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
Verb
annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Synonyms
beset
blight
chevvy
chevy
chivvy
chivy
harass
harry
hassle
infestation
molest
pest
pestilence
pestis
provoke